Ghost Stories 2009

Where do the Jack-o-lanterns come from? Our Pumpkin carvers Know!

On Wednesday October 7^th Jan Wemple, Her son Harrison, his friends Matt & Chris joined Bill Ewert,

Carl Krautwutst Pat Melchi, Gail Groeke, Bernadeete Haase. Sharon Loris, Bob Vetter, Jim Hagerty, Mike

& Stacy Iwanicki got togrther in the garage behind the Visitors Center to carve Jack-o-lantherss

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Photos by Bob Vetter
Photos by Bernadette Haase

Saturday October 10 was the big event with Dan Keding telling a variety of great stories and playing his guitar It was a cool night of 55 degrees & winding getting down to about 32 degrees. The winds did die down as the sun went down, and we had some 60 cars out of the 89 registered, with some 200 guests. Our 35 volunteers and two staff members brought the total attending to 237. The event was financed by the FOVB, and the donations helped us break even. The evening began with guided tours into the Bog. Then guests were dared to venture onto our Haunted Nature Trail, and at the same time Bernadette Haase and her daughter, Sharon Loris worked with children on the crafts. At dark the Ghost Stories came out to haunt everyone...

Setting up the stage	Dan Keding		Fifteen Pizzas for the Volunteers

Five of our six creatures on the Haunted Nature Trail

“Sphagamoss”	‘Bogged-down Poacher”	“Last Butterfly of Summer”	“Grim Reaper”	“Milkmaid”
Photos by Bob Vetter

Collecting donations	Front desk		Children crafts made from milk jugs
Photos by Bob Vetter			Craft Photos by Bernadette Haase
Children crafts made from milk jugs						Main Event
Craft Photos by Bernadette Haase						Photo by Bob Vetter

Ghost Stories 2010

October 9th is the evening you have all waited for when the brave take a guided tour into the Bog,

before a scary Ghost and Goblin walk to the pines. At the same time this is going on, the Children

are up in the Center at the craft table making luminaries out of milk jugs. At seven o’clock after the

sun has set, Jim May begins his Ghost Stories

We start out with Pizza and Soda for all our volunteers

Beware of Ghosts & Goblins

Mike Burns as The Grim Reaper

These four photos by Pat Henschen

Meg Macdonald as “Garbage Monster”

Savannah Eisenmann as “Lady of the Bog”

Nina Denne as “Bog Witch”

Jeff Goranson as “Bog Man”

Amelia Ropke as “Bog Fog”

Cameron Ihrke as “Lone Wolf”

Trisha Steele as “Milk Maid”

Pass collecting and directing the parking of cars

Donations are collected here

Jackie Jahnke with the help of some of the parents did a great job working with the children and their crafts

Setting up Refreshments

The guests are settling down for some great stories

Jim May, Story Teller

Only minutes away now

Photos by Bob Vetter

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